Civilisation at the Cross Roads — Page 5
The principles of "fission" and "fusion" are but forward 1tep1 towards the enrichment and fulfilment of human life and 1hou)d not be a source of fear or anxiety. They are, as I ha~e said, gifts and bounties: an accession of pow«;r and strength. It is their use or abuse which would convert them into ha1truments of good or evil. The question remains, what is it that will sene to 1af~guord humanity against the abuse of further accessions of power and strength 'l We must recognise that the march ef knowledge and the advance of science will not be reversed or checked. Nor must we seek to reverse, check or· slow them down. Any such attempt would in any case prove futile and would, moreover, be evidence that we are seeking to reverse our destiPy. Those of us who believe that God is truly the Creator of the Universe and not merely a so-called First Cause, must perforce believe that the universe, and so also man, ha\'e been created with a purpose anrl that we must constantly advance towRrds the fulfilment of that purpose. The Quran says : "God is the Creator of all things and He is Guardian over them all: His are thf' keys of the heavens and the earth: Those wh. J reject the signs of God, they are the losers". (XXXIX: 68-64. ) "We have not created the heaven and the earth and all thA. t ii between the two, in sport. Ha. d We wished to fi11d a pastime, We would surely have found it in what is with Us, if at all We had been so inclined". (XXI: 17-18) "We have not created the he. aven and earth and. all that is between them in vain. This is the view of those who reject Us. Woe, then, to those who reject Us, because of the Fire. " (XXXVIII :,,2R) "God bas creattd the heaven and the earth with truth and that every soul may be requited with that which it earns; and they shall not be wronged". (XI. V: 28) I